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Tracker Mortgages

With a base rate tracker mortgage the rate of interest you pay is tied to the base rate set by the Bank of England.

Typically the tracker mortgage rate will be set as a percentage above the base rate and although the resulting interest rate is usually lower than a mortgage lender's standard variable rate, this will vary from lender to lender.

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Lender Initial rate Type & period Reverting to APR Monthly payment More details or apply
Alliance and Leicester mortgage 2.19% Tracker for 24 months 4.24% 4.40%
"1.69% + Bank Base Rate for 24 months max loan £550,000"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Alliance and Leicester mortgage 2.24% Tracker for 24 months 4.24% 4.50%
"For re-mortgages the lender will pay for the valuation, basic legal work or give you a £200 cash back. Bank Base Rate + 1.74% for 24 months"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Accord mortgage 2.54% Tracker until 31/08/2012 5.99% 5.10%
"Max loan £750,000 Bank Base Rate + 2.04% until 31/08/2012"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Abbey mortgage 2.59% Tracker for 24 months 4.24% 5.20%
"Bank Base Rate + 2.09% for 24 months Maximum Loan size £250,000 for re-mortgages the lender will pay for the basic survey and legal work"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Accord mortgage 2.99% Tracker until 31/08/2012 5.99% 6.10%
"Bank base rate + 2.49% to 31/08/2012 max loan £750,000"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Newcastle Building society mortgage 3.34% Tracker until 31/08/2012 5.99% 6.00%
"Bank of england base rate + 2.84% until 31/08/12 Max loan £1,000,000 (to 75%) £350,000 to 80%"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Mortgage Works mortgage 3.59% Tracker 30/09/2011 4.99% 5.20%
"Bank base rate + 3.09% to 30/09/11 max loan £350,000 at 70% The lender requires the rental income to be 125% of mortgage payment at a rate of 4.99% Only available via intermediaries"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Principality mortgage 3.64% Tracker until 31/08/2012 4.99% 5.20%
"Bank base rate + 3.14% to 31/08/12 max loan £250,000 lender requires the rent to exceed the monthly mortgage payment by 125%"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Accord mortgage 3.69% Tracker until 31/08/2012 5.99% 5.10%
"Bank Base Rate + 3.19% to 31/08/2012 Max loan £750,000"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Royal Bank of Scotland mortgage 3.99% Tracker until 31/08/2012 4.50% 4.90%
"Bank base rate + 3.49% to 31/08/12 max loan £500,000 the lender requires the rent to exceed the mortgage by 125% of the mortgage payment"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Skipton Building Society mortgage 4.89% Tracker for 24 months 4.95% 4.90%
"Bank Base Rate + 4.39% for 24 months max loan £250,000 at 90%"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
BM Solutions mortgage 4.95% Tracker for 24 months 4.74% 5.30%
"Bank Base Rate + 4.45% for 24 months max loan £750,000 The lender requires the rent to be 125% higher than the monthly mortgage payment. Exclusive to intermediaries"
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.
Beacon Homeloans mortgage 5.50% Tracker until 10/08/2012 3.30% 5.50%
"Available for house purchases or re-mortgages. "
Call 08000 38 37 36 for more details or to apply.

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Advantages of base rate tracker mortgages

A main advantage of a tracker mortgage is that the difference between the variable rate and the base rate is usually a lot smaller than the margin between a standard variable rate mortgage and the bank base rate so you will end up paying less overall.

In addition, if the base rate falls, the interest payments on your mortgage loan will fall accordingly, no matter how low the base rate goes.

However, remember that the bank base rate can rise as well as fall which can make budget planning difficult.